Q2 EPS Estimates for Quaker Chemical Raised by Analyst

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Quaker Chemical in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $2.02 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.99. The consensus estimate for Quaker Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $7.75 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Quaker Chemical’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.51 EPS.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by ($0.29). Quaker Chemical had a return on equity of 10.10% and a net margin of 6.58%. The firm had revenue of $444.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $430.47 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.78 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Quaker Chemical from $172.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com cut shares of Quaker Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $170.00 target price (down from $200.00) on shares of Quaker Chemical in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

Quaker Chemical Price Performance

KWR opened at $139.01 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $138.19 and a 200-day moving average of $153.64. The company has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.38, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. Quaker Chemical has a 1-year low of $124.66 and a 1-year high of $207.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.54.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.485 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%. Quaker Chemical’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.45%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bridge City Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Bridge City Capital LLC now owns 16,107 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,267,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Quaker Chemical by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,512 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $213,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 9,013 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,269,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,439 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,001 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,191,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.46% of the company’s stock.

Quaker Chemical Company Profile

Quaker Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals.